When the kids had nothing to eat, she hid a king-sized Hershey bar in her bed for herself. But throughout most of the book, I was so angry with the parents, her mother in particular: She is a fine example of a self-made, successful person. Walls is superb with details, a true genius. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a stunning memoir, hard to put down. It’s narrated Jeannette Walls herself.īook Review: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The book, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, is also available on Audible.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing-a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. Theme: Growing Up, Illusion, and Disillusion Possessions and Ownership Responsibility, Self-Sufficiency, and Non-Conformityīook Summary: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Setting Place: American Southwest Welch, West Virginia New York City

Major Characters: Jeannette Walls, Rex Walls, Rose Mary Walls, Maureen Walls, Brian Walls, Lori Walls

In the glass castle